Reg.Nr. HA-2006/GE/24

Professor Gottfried Kiesow

As former president of the Hessian State Office for preservation of monuments, chair person of the team of experts "town planning monument protection"with the federal Ministry for traffic, building and town development and an initial member as well as chairman of the German ...
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Title:Professor Gottfried Kiesow
Entr. year: 2006
Result:Medal
Country: Germany
Category type: individual
Architect / Proj.leader: Dedicated service by individuals or organisations
The Jury's citation: For his professional excellence, creative engagement and contagious enthusiasm in successfully drawing heritage conservation out of institutional circles into the public domain.

Description:
As former president of the Hessian State Office for preservation of monuments, chair person of the team of experts "town planning monument protection"with the federal Ministry for traffic, building and town development and an initial member as well as chairman of the German Foundation for the preservation of monuments, Professor Kiesow is the most well known monument conservationist in Germany and has been involved in the establishment of Germany's largest citizen movement for monument protection. The European brick Gothic has been a particular focus.